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<h3>UNAME(2)            Linux Programmer's Manual            UNAME(2)
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<h3>NAME
</h3>       uname - get name and information about current kernel

<h3>SYNOPSIS
</h3>       #include &lt;sys/utsname.h&gt;

       int uname(struct utsname *buf);

<h3>DESCRIPTION
</h3>       uname  returns  system  information  in  buf.  The utsname
       struct is as defined in /usr/include/sys/utsname.h :
       struct utsname {
                      char sysname[65];
                      char nodename[65];
                      char release[65];
                      char version[65];
                      char machine[65];
                      char domainname[65];
                      };

<h3>RETURN VALUE
</h3>       On success, zero is returned.  On error, -1  is  returned,
       and errno is set appropriately.

<h3>ERRORS
</h3>       EFAULT  buf is not valid.

<h3>CONFORMING TO
</h3>       SVID, AT&T, POSIX, X/OPEN

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<h3>SEE ALSO
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<a href=uname.htm>uname</a>, 
<a href=getdomainname.htm>getdomainname</a>, 
<a href=gethostname.htm>gethostname</a>, 
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<h3>Linux 0.99.11               24 July 93                          1
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